those with 36's and up.. balanced?
 

hey guys..

just looking at all of your nasty trucks lifted on 37's and just fckin rockin,

but was wondering if you all even have them balanced? i work at discount tire, and we install 35's almost weekly, but those arent that bad, i think i have installed 37s twice in the last 4 months.. and ya we balanced em, but the thing im wondering, and i think one of the guys at work said, is that its pointless, with a 37 inch mud terrain, it wouldnt even make a difference..

so just wondering what you guys thought..

and also, this would not be something that would defer me from getting a 6/8inch lift and throwing some big rubber under there, i could care less about the ride, as long as it stays on the road.. and noise.. please, dont even waste your breath, i have cut outs on my mustang, and could hear my nittos on my old truck (sig) at high way speeds.. noise is not a problem at all.. the louder the better!!

-BFDM

Yes, always worth balancing. Even more so with bigger tires. If you don't do them regularly, have them balanced by someone that does them regularly - it's an art to do it right.

no, i can assure you, i can balance, and i know what you mean about it being an art.. i have been there for a year and a 1/4.. and still learn new ways of handling a .25 or .50 oz off balance.. and then checking it with static, and target and all that..

but i can mount 37s all day, but the thing is.. i have never ridden on 37s and wonder if there was a difference in ride after they were balanced.

-BFDM

whats the best balance static?

I am runnung 37' mud grapplers and I get them rotated and balanced every 3000 miles and I watch them balance them and they balance out to 0 everytime. Maybe I am just lucky. I can tell if they are not balanced right because of the vibration. I let NTB balance them one time and they could not get them to 0 out and then I went to discount tire and they 0 them out with no problem. So you need to get them balanced.

As long as you can do the job, definitely do it. If you've felt an out of balance on a small tire, it goes exponential with a big tire. A lot more mass thumping around.

related to 36"+ tires, does it matter enough to consider radial over bias still?

dynamic (dy- meaning 2) is the best, but on aftermarket, chrome wheels, with dishes exspecially, its hard to get a dynamic with tape weight..

static (meaing 1) is just one down the middle of the rim..

and im not that knowlegable about bias tires, but DO NOT run a radial and a bias together, and if i had to say, i would go radials over bias all day.. bias is for trailor and heavy duty towing

but usually lifting a truck alters handling characteristics, then adding oversized meats just amplified any feedback you were goign to get. so does bias really make a diff? askin cause i found a decent deal on bias.

The difference is between night and day. Radial ride smoother and absorb bumps better. I prefer radials on and off road, more compliant everywhere.

I agree. Plus bias ply tires tend to wander, wear unevenly and flatspot.

wandell, what would this site do with out you?

Any size tire will benefit from balancing. We use Hunter GSP9700 road force balancers to balance everything we sell. If they can be balanced, this is the unit to use. The best thing about them is that if you have a tire out of round, it will tell you. You can find one local on this website:

www.gsp9700.com